Mourinho was a former coach at Madrid and reportedly very close to Florentino Perez who might have wanted to bring the Portuguese back to Real Madrid. With such reports emerging again, Solari said: “I have the utmost respect and admiration for all my colleagues, professionals and amateurs, who also do an exceptional job, and with more reason to those who have been a part of this club and have given us joys and have given the maximum so that this club does well. And how could I worry that there is speculation about Madrid? That happens every day.”
Speaking about the Mourinho-Pep tactics and identities in coaching style, Solari was creative.
“I identify with the values represented by Madrid,” he said. “It has to be a dominating team, always seeking victory, has to attack, get goals, must not surrender under any circumstances. To achieve that, we must work on many aspects at a tactical and methodological level and also at the physical level. But, to sum up, I feel identified by the football values that represent Madrid.”
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